I. verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
about
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They darted about on the front of the group, their silver-leaf hair rustling like raw silk.
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They dashed and darted about , playing their street games or kicking a ball made of rolled rags tied up.
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Sophy began to dart about again, to drag and haul broken branches.
around
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He darts around the country in the same blue pin-stripe suit, delivering variations of the same speech.
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The cell was getting lighter; bottleneck flies darted around like blue-green meteors.
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Lots of movement, darting around to avoid trouble.
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His eyes darted around before he slipped a couple of bottles under his coat.
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Mrs M. darted around the waters with great vivacity.
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Their three elder girls were standing beside her and the baby, and Fantina was darting around them.
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As he spoke his eyes were darting around and between the trees, seeking their own answer.
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His eyes still dart around the room looking for a weapon.
away
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Coworkers' eyes peeked into my compartment, then darted away .
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My thoughts dart away no matter how hard I concentrate, dash in opposite directions.
back
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She was darting back and forth across the clutter on the floor, tweaking cords and muttering beneath her breath.
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She darted back , sitting on a stool beside him.
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Only a glimpse though, for the large figure darted back as soon as he saw them.
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Norma darted back and forth between the oven and the table, a smile planted firmly on her face.
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So Ellie darted back to her room, and shut herself in, her heart pounding.
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The shadows from the candlelight darted back and forth across the shallow whitewashed dome.
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Her face was even more pale than usual, and her wild eyes were darting back and forth.
forward
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The shape darted forward for the kill.
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Then one day for a brief second he got up his nerve and darted forward .
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She darted forward , raising her hand, her nails tingling.
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Jill darted forward and pulled him aside, giving his wrist a sharp slap to teach him manners.
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Knowing that the barracuda would dart forward the moment he fired, Trent aimed half way down the jaw.
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He darted forward , heedless of the flailing hooves and cursing rider and struck out towards her with his placard.
in
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Three bright redstarts darted in and out of piles of brush wood in a clearing.
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Tiknis darts in and out of the hall, attending to the administrative business of interviewing a candidate for marketing director.
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There was a wet fish shop just there and in my eagerness to escape I darted in.
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As the strange shape darts in , the whole audience jumps and gasps.
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Riven darted in with a stab when he could, but there was little room between them.
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In that brief time, a fly may dart in and lay its own egg on it.
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By then her mouth was all over mine, her tongue darting in and out.
off
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She darted off straight after that, leaving Melanie fingering her cheek in surprise.
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She was constantly darting off dub ing a conversation or slipping off in a daydream when an adult was speaking to her.
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Delighted we darted off to Niel to report this scurrilous comment.
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Earl Siward snapped his fingers, and the man darted off .
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Even darting off to foreign places can be a waste of time, so he delegates this to his deputies.
out
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When she opened her mouth they darted out , glossy and black and white.
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A child darted out in front of the striding troopers so that they checked their pace.
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I stroked my purple cake, and a bruise-colored cat and then a brown stick cat darted out .
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The chameleon will then dart out its long, sticky-tipped tongue, impale the insect and swallow it.
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But the fire from its eyes darted out and burned the stepmother and step sisters to cinders.
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Peter darted out from the shadows and scuttled across the road and up the path of her house.
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He suddenly darted out from behind a metal ladder and Whitlock aimed at his legs.
■ NOUN
glance
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Phat counted the strokes, darting an occasional glance at Duclos to ensure he retained his approval.
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Then he came downstairs, darting glances around him to see the enemy before he could be captured again.
tongue
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She leaned towards him, her mouth half open, her tongue darting across white teeth.
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Her fingers clawed his back, her mouth covered his, her tongue darted down his throat.
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Weakness invaded her as his tongue darted over the fullness of her soft lips, dipped to taste the sweet moistness within.
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A pink tongue darted uncertainly over his lips and he swallowed hard.
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By then her mouth was all over mine, her tongue darting in and out.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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As the rain began to fall harder, I darted into the first shop I could find.
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His little black eyes darted around my office.
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I could see small silvery fish darting through the water.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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He half expected one of the police to dart forward and rearrange her-hair.
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I watch him dart into stores in his gleaming leather shoes.
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My mind darts like a boy who has stolen something and wants to get to a safe place to examine his prize.
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Quick black slashes of fleeing birds darted across the orange sky.
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She began to see small craft darting like dragonflies between the soaring galleries.
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She leaned towards him, her mouth half open, her tongue darting across white teeth.
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She stumbled backwards and I darted out of the way as she fell over.
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Then one day for a brief second he got up his nerve and darted forward.
II. noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
board
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For those who prefer something a little more energetic, there's also a darts board and a pool table.
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Young men thronged the six dart boards .
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Apparently the strip club owners were threatening to put in dart boards and pool tables.
■ VERB
make
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He rolled over on his belly and squinted at Mo, who was making little running darts at his hair.
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Note how the smallest fish in the shoal make sudden, unthinking darts in the current.
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It made a dart for the door as he came in, but he was too quick for it.
play
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They visited pubs all over the country, immersing themselves in pub culture - playing darts and drinking with the lads.
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It is represented by a mythical person only interested in gardening and playing darts .
throw
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The boat is drawn nearer and Stubb throws dart after dart into the great creature.
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Primo had won a green stuffed turtle by throwing three darts into a target shaped like a red apple.
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All four stocks picked by throwing darts were up more than 10 %.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Some South American Indians use poison darts for hunting.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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From the next room came the thwack of darts and a louder hubbub of voices.
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Gusts of freezing wind bite at exposed skin while stinging darts of cold assault gloved fingertips.
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Jayasuriya's unassuming darts were well directed and by the time he was bowling, the pitch was unreliable.
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She held her breath on another quick dart of guilt.
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She is interested in most sports, especially hurling and soccer and she has won several trophies for darts.
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Stocks chosen by darts or chimps do not have the same following among television viewers.
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Thorns pricked his hands, and his back felt as if it were being peppered by poison darts.